1988 original art

Sales of original comic art created or published in 1988, highest price first. Sale dates vary.

12sales tracked
$933,550total
$8,125median
$781,250top price

Sales by price

  1. Todd McFarlane, Batman #423 original art$781,250Batman #423Todd McFarlane · DC · Heritage Auctions, Oct 17, 2025
  2. Todd McFarlane, The Amazing Spider-Man #302 Story Page original art$48,000The Amazing Spider-Man #302 Story PageTodd McFarlane · Marvel · Hake's, Oct 22, 2026
  3. Todd McFarlane & Joe Rubinstein, The Amazing Spider-Man #304 Title Splash Page original art$40,800The Amazing Spider-Man #304 Title Splash PageTodd McFarlane & Joe Rubinstein · Marvel · Hake's, Oct 22, 2026
  4. $13,750Marshall Law #2 Painted Splash Page 1Kevin O'Neill · Marvel/Epic · Heritage Auctions, Sep 27, 2026
  5. $9,375The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 Comic Strip Ad IllustrationLarry Lieber and Frank Giacoia · Marvel · Heritage Auctions, Sep 27, 2026
  6. $8,125Death Rattle #17 "Slide, Sinner, Slide" Complete 20-Page StoryRand Holmes · Kitchen Sink Press · Heritage Auctions, Sep 27, 2026
  7. $8,125Action Comics Weekly #602 Green Lantern CoverGeorge Perez · DC · Heritage Auctions, Sep 27, 2026
  8. $7,500The Green Lantern Corps #223 CoverGil Kane · DC · Heritage Auctions, Sep 27, 2026
  9. Jean-Claude Gal, Arn, Le Triomphe d'Arn #2 Story Page 36 original art$5,625Arn, Le Triomphe d'Arn #2 Story Page 36Jean-Claude Gal · Les Humanoïdes Associés · Heritage Auctions, Oct 25, 2026
  10. $5,500Death Rattle #17 CoverRand Holmes · Kitchen Sink Press · Heritage Auctions, Sep 27, 2026
  11. $4,000Xenozoic Tales #6 "Green Air" Story Page 10Mark Schultz · Kitchen Sink Press · Heritage Auctions, Sep 27, 2026
  12. $1,500The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #20 "Zodiac I" Character IllustrationsRob Liefeld & Joe Rubinstein · Marvel · Heritage Auctions, Oct 28, 2026

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Art: Jim Lee & Art Thibert, X-Men #6 cover (1992), sold for $437,500. Image: Heritage Auctions